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1 Samuel 9:1-14

1Nowtherewasamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofBenjamin,whosenameוּ֠שְׁמוֹu.she.moH8034wasKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbielאֲבִיאֵ֞ל'a.vi.'ElH22,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeror,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBecorath,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAphiah,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofaBenjamite,amightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofvalor.

2AndhehadasonH1121,whosenameוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034wasSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,ayoungH1121manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376andagoodly:andtherewasnotamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478agoodlierpersonH376thanhe:fromhisshouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926andupwardH4605hewashigherthananyofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

3AndtheassesofKishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027,Saul’sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,werelost.AndKishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidH559toSaulH7586hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947nowoneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259oftheservantsH5288withthee,andariseוְק֣וּםve.KumH6965,goseekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245theasses.

4AndhepassedH5674throughthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andpassedH5674throughthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofShalishah,buttheyfoundH4672themnot:thentheypassedH5674throughthelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofShaalim,andtheretheywerenot:andhepassedH5674throughthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776oftheBenjamites,buttheyfoundH4672themnot.

5WhenH834theywerecomeH935tothelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofZuphצ֔וּףTzufH6689,Saulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidH559tohisservantלְנַעֲר֥וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288thatwaswithhim,ComeH935,andletusreturnH7725,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435myfatherאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1leaveoffcaringfortheasses,andbeanxiousוְדָ֥אַגve.Da.'agH1672forus.

6AndhesaidH559untohim,Beholdnowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,thereisinthiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,andheisamanוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376thatisheldinhonorנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513;allthathesaith comethsurelytopass:nowH6258letusgoH1980thither; peradventurehecantellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046usconcerningourjourneyדַּרְכֵּ֖נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870whereonwegoH1980.

7ThensaidH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586tohisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,But,behold,ifwegoH935,whatshallwebringנָּבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935themanלָאִישׁ֒la.'IshH376?forthebreadהַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ha.Le.chemH3899isspentinourvesselsH3627,andthereisnotapresenttobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935tothemanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:whathavewe?

8Andtheservantהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288answeredSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586again,andsaidH559,Behold,Ihaveinmyhandבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027thefourthרֶ֖בַעRe.va'H7253partofashekelשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701:thatwillIgiveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414tothemanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,totellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046usourwayH1870.

9(BeforetimeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whenamanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wenttoinquireofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541hesaidH559, Come,andletusgototheseer;forhethatisnowcalledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121aProphetלַנָּבִיא֙la.na.Vi'H5030wasbeforetimecalledH7121aSeer.)

10ThensaidH559Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586tohisservantלְנַעֲר֛וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,WellsaidH559; come, letusgo.Sotheywentuntothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

11AstheywentH3318uptheascentבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608tothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,theyfoundH4672youngנְעָר֔וֹתne.'a.RotH5291maidensgoingH3318outtodrawלִשְׁאֹ֣בlish.'OH7579waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,andsaidH559untothem,IstheseerhereH2088?

12Andtheyansweredthem,andsaidH559,Heis;behold,heisbeforethee:makeH4116hasteH4116nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,forheiscomeבָּ֣אba'H935to-dayintothecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892;forthepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971haveasacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077to-dayinthehighבַּבָּמָֽה׃ba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

13AssoonasyearecomeH935intothecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, yeshallstraightwayfindתִּמְצְא֣וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him,beforehegoethuptothehighהַבָּמָ֜תָהha.ba.Ma.tahH1116placeH1116toeatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398;forthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971willnoteatיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398untilhecomeH935,becausehedothblessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thesacrificeהַזֶּ֔בַחha.Ze.vachH2077;andafterwardstheyeatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398thatarebidden.Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH3651getyouup;foratthistimeyeshallfindתִּמְצְא֥וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him.

14AndtheywentH3318uptothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;andastheycameH935withinthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,behold,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050cameH935outtowardthem,togoH3318uptothehighהַבָּמָֽה׃ סha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

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